So Far From Home
copyright by Larry Heyl 2007
Licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license
Footage and uncompressed audio available.

Recorded on March 24, 2007 at HairyLarryLand

Credits:
Producer - Larry Heyl
Performer - Hairy Larry

Comments:

I wrote this song when recording "For My Dad" and it's been one of my favorites. I could hear the part "When e'er I roam So far from home" in my head so I knew there had to be lyrics for it.

When I picked up my guitar the moring of March 23 "So Far From Home" came tumbling out so I decided to try for the lyrics. About an hour later, mixed in with eating and email, I had them. I added a bridge before I finished the lyrics because I knew I needed one as soon as I started singing. I like the universality of the sentiment and the archaic folk style.

Lyrics:

So Far From Home
copyright 2006/2007 by Larry Heyl

Oh How I miss the kindly faces
Of my family and friends
When e'er I roam
So far from home.

I long to see familiar places
Where e'er my path doth wend
When e'er I roam
So far from home

When my travels leave me weary
And I need a place to rest.
There's nowhere I would rather be
Than that place I love best.

And so I count how many paces
Til my journey's at an end
When e'er I roam
So far from home.

Equipment:
Video Cameras - JVC GR-DV800U
Microphones - Audio Technica AT831b on the guitar, Realistic 1070b on a floor stand to my right, mixed to mono
Preamp - M-Audio DMP2
Audio Recorder - iRiver H320

Personal video:
Download for iPod/PSP
Download for iRiver
Download DivX Handheld

Please let me know if these don't work or if your player isn't listed.

I uploaded these files.

so_far_from_home.h300.avi - Cinepack made by iRiverter for the iRiver 220x176 format - My Favorite
so_far_from_home.mv4 - Mpeg4 render made with Quicktime iPod(320x240) setting - iPod and PSP ???
so_far_from_home-handheld.divx - DivX for handhelds 176x128 - Smallest Size for download or PMP
so_far_from_home.mp4 - Mpeg4 render made with Quicktime Broadband medium setting 320x240
so_far_from_home.ogg - Rendered with ffmpeg2theora using the Preview preset 320x240
so_far_from_home.rmvb - Real Media version made with Real Producer Basic 10 350K VBR
so_far_from_home-portable.divx - Made with DivX Converter this video will play on many DVD players 640x464

I wrote an article on these seven formats and why I chose them.

Seven Formats for Seven Songs In Seven Days

Download the mp3 audio here.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com

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This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Producer: Larry Heyl
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: acoustic; guitar; hairy larry; music; folk; vocal

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